With her sharp 2 ½-length victory in Sunday’s $200,000 Shuvee S. (G2) at Saratoga, Eddie Woods trainee graduate earned her third career graded stakes win.

Raging Sea avoided trouble to her inside at the start of the 1 1/8-mile contest when Venti Valentine stumbled badly, Raging Sea moved to the rail and had a brief lead before Misty Veil swept past going into the first turn. Misty Veil held the lead down the backstretch and around the final turn, with Raging Sea biding her time just off the lead. When Misty Veil drifted out in upper stretch, Raging Sea shot through and drew away to easily defeat runner-up Shotgun Hottie in 1:51.95 on a fast track.

“There was a lot of commotion inside with the two [Venti Valentine] and the one [Shotgun Hottie], so I think Flavien [Prat] just [had] another brilliant ride and decision to take the initiative,” said Brown. “Our horse on paper could’ve been last early, she is not a front-running horse, but he got ahead of the one, which I think was the key decision that first turn which took that horse out of her preferred running style. So, in the context of almost a match race maybe between the two on class, being positioned ahead of that horse was really a big advantage from that point forward.”

Now 5-1-1 in 10 starts, Ragin Sea has earned $785,978 for owner breeder/owner Alpha Delta Stables LLC.

Brown indicated that the 4-year-old filly could next run in the Personal Ensign S. (G1) Aug. 23 at Saratoga.

“It could be. The way she ran today, it would be a big step up for that but she’s always knocking on the door in those Grade I's and there might be one with her name on it,” said Brown.